Paris Barclay

Director · Born June 30, 1956 · Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA

Biography

Paris Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American renowned Emmy-winning director and producer who served as the first African-American and first openly gay President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) for two terms from 2013 to 2017.

Directed 56

2020s

2026
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Director
2024
Doctor Odyssey
Director
62
Brilliant Minds
Director
73
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Director
76
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
Director
72
2023
The Night Agent
Director
75
2022
The Watcher
Director
67
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Director
80
2021
With Love
Director
69
The Normal Heart
Director

2010s

2018
Station 19
Director
74
2016
Pitch
Director
71
2015
The Bastard Executioner
Director
Empire
Director
73
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
Director
80
Manhattan
Director
75
Extant
Director
64
2012
Smash
Director
73
2011
American Horror Story
Director
80
The Chicago Code
Director
2010
Miami Medical
Director
70

2000s

2009
The Good Wife
Director
81
NCIS: Los Angeles
Director
70
Glee
Director
68
2008
The Mentalist
Director
83
Sons of Anarchy
Director
85
In Treatment
Director
81
2007
Dirt
Director
68
2005
Weeds
Director
78
Numb3rs
Director
70
2004
House
Director
87
Huff
Director
78
Lost
Director
82
2003
Cold Case
Director
77
2002
The Big Time
Director
American Dreams
Director
70
Fastlane
Director
72
Monk
Director
80
The Shield
Director
86
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Director
77
City of Angels
Director

1990s

1999
The West Wing
Director
87
1997
Brooklyn South
Director
1996
The Cherokee Kid
Director
59
Clueless
Director
60
America's Dream
Director
Second Noah
Director
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Director
57
1995
Sliders
Director
75
1994
ER
Director
79
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Director
70
NYPD Blue
Director
76
Moon Over Miami
Director
1992
Angel Street
Director
1991
Silk Stalkings
Director
65
1990
Law & Order
Director
77

Produced 10

2020s

2026
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Executive Producer
2024
Doctor Odyssey
Executive Producer
62
2022
The Watcher
Executive Producer
67

2010s

2018
Station 19
Executive Producer
74
2015
The Bastard Executioner
Executive Producer

2000s

2008
Pedro
Executive Producer
Sons of Anarchy
Producer
85
In Treatment
Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
81
2000
City of Angels
Producer

1990s

1993
NYPD Blue
Producer, Supervising Producer
76

Acted in 5

2020s

2021
The Normal Heart
Movie

2000s

2007
Dirt
Director · 1 episode
68

1990s

1998
Will & Grace
Director · 1 episode
73
1996
The Cherokee Kid
#1 Bad Cowboy
59
1995
Sliders
Bureaucrat · 1 episode
75

Wrote 2

2020s

2026
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Writer

2000s

2008
Pedro
Story

Appearances1

2020s

2022
Mama's Boy
Self